TIP41A/41B/41C

TIP42A/42C

COMPLEMENTARY SILICON POWER

TRANSISTORS

COMPLEMENTARY PNP - NPN DEVICES

DESCRIPTION
The TIP41A, TIP41B and TIP41C are silicon
Epitaxial-Base NPN power transistors mounted in
Jedec TO-220 plastic package. They are intented
for use in medium power linear and switching
applications.
The TIP41A and TIP41C complementary PNP
types are TIP42A and TIP42C respectively.

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TO-220

INTERNAL SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM

ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS

Symbol

Parameter
NPN
PNP

V CBO
V CEO
VEBO
IC
ICM
IB
P tot
Tstg
Tj

Collector-Base Voltage (I E = 0)
Collector-Emitter Voltage (I B = 0)
Emitter-Base Voltage (I C = 0)
Collector Current
Collector Peak Current
Base Current
Total Dissipation at T case 25 o C
T amb 25 o C
Storage Temperature
Max. Operating Junction Temperature

TIP41A
TIP42A
60
60

Value
TIP41B
80
80
5
6
10
3
65
2
-65 to 150
150

Unit
TIP41C
TIP42C
100
100

V
V
V
A
A
A
W
W
o
C
o
C

For PNP types voltage and current values are negative.

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THERMAL DATA
R thj-case
R thj-amb

Thermal Resistance Junction-case

Thermal Resistance Junction-ambient

Max
Max

1.92
62.5

C/W
C/W

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Tcase = 25 oC unless otherwise specified)

Symbol

Max.

Unit

I CEO

Collector Cut-off
Current (I B = 0)

Parameter

for TIP41A/42A
for TIP41B/41C/42C

V CE = 30 V
V CE = 60 V

0.7
0.7

mA
mA

I CES

Collector Cut-off
Current (V BE = 0)

for TIP41A/42A
for TIP41B
for TIP41C/42C

V CE = 60 V
V CE = 80 V
V CE = 100 V

0.4
0.4
0.4

mA
mA
mA

IEBO

Emitter Cut-off Current

(I C = 0)

V EB = 5 V

mA

V CEO(sus) * Collector-Emitter
Sustaining Voltage
(I B = 0)

Test Conditions

I C = 30 mA
for TIP41A/42A
for TIP41B
for TIP41C/42C

Collector-Emitter
Saturation Voltage

IC = 6 A

V BE(on) *

Base-Emitter Voltage

IC = 6 A

V CE = 4 V

DC Current Gain

I C = 0.3 A
IC = 3 A

V CE = 4 V
V CE = 4 V

h fe

Small Signal Current

Gain

I C = 0.5 A
I C = 0.5 A

Pulsed: Pulse duration = 300 s, duty cycle 2 %

For PNP types voltage and current values are negative.

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Typ.

V
V
V

60
80
100

VCE(sat) *

h FE *

Min.

I B = 0.6 A

V CE = 10 V
V CE = 10 V

f = 1 KHz
f = 1 MHz

30
15
20
3

1.5

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TO-220 MECHANICAL DATA

mm

DIM.
MIN.

MAX.

MIN.

4.40

4.60

0.173

0.181

1.23

1.32

0.048

0.051

2.40

2.72

0.094

D1

TYP.

inch

1.27

TYP.

MAX.

0.107
0.050

0.49

0.70

0.019

0.027

0.61

0.88

0.024

0.034

F1

1.14

1.70

0.044

0.067

F2

1.14

1.70

0.044

0.067

4.95

5.15

0.194

0.203

G1

2.4

2.7

0.094

0.106

H2

10.0

10.40

0.393

L2

16.4

0.409
0.645

L4

13.0

14.0

0.511

0.551

L5

2.65

2.95

0.104

0.116

L6

15.25

15.75

0.600

0.620

L7

6.2

6.6

0.244

0.260

L9

3.5

3.93

0.137

0.154

DIA.

3.75

3.85

0.147

0.151

P011C
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